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<p class="purpose">Some fundamental definitions.</p>

<ul class="toc"><li><a href="1-bsc.html#SP1">&#167;1. Build identity</a></li><li><a href="1-bsc.html#SP2">&#167;2. Setting up the memory manager</a></li><li><a href="1-bsc.html#SP4">&#167;4. Simple allocations</a></li></ul><hr class="tocbar">

<p class="commentary firstcommentary"><a id="SP1" class="paragraph-anchor"></a><b>&#167;1. Build identity.</b>This notation tangles out to the current build number as specified in the
contents section of this web.
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<pre class="definitions code-font"><span class="definition-keyword">define</span> <span class="constant-syntax">PROGRAM_NAME</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="string-syntax">"inblorb"</span>
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<p class="commentary firstcommentary"><a id="SP2" class="paragraph-anchor"></a><b>&#167;2. Setting up the memory manager.</b>We need to itemise the structures we'll want to allocate:
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<pre class="definitions code-font"><span class="definition-keyword">enum</span> <span class="constant-syntax">auxiliary_file_CLASS</span>
<span class="definition-keyword">enum</span> <span class="constant-syntax">chunk_metadata_CLASS</span>
<span class="definition-keyword">enum</span> <span class="constant-syntax">heading_CLASS</span>
<span class="definition-keyword">enum</span> <span class="constant-syntax">placeholder_CLASS</span>
<span class="definition-keyword">enum</span> <span class="constant-syntax">rdes_record_CLASS</span>
<span class="definition-keyword">enum</span> <span class="constant-syntax">request_CLASS</span>
<span class="definition-keyword">enum</span> <span class="constant-syntax">resource_number_CLASS</span>
<span class="definition-keyword">enum</span> <span class="constant-syntax">segment_CLASS</span>
<span class="definition-keyword">enum</span> <span class="constant-syntax">skein_node_CLASS</span>
<span class="definition-keyword">enum</span> <span class="constant-syntax">table_CLASS</span>
<span class="definition-keyword">enum</span> <span class="constant-syntax">template_CLASS</span>
<span class="definition-keyword">enum</span> <span class="constant-syntax">template_path_CLASS</span>
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<p class="commentary firstcommentary"><a id="SP3" class="paragraph-anchor"></a><b>&#167;3. </b>And then expand:
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<span class="identifier-syntax">DECLARE_CLASS</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="reserved-syntax">auxiliary_file</span><span class="plain-syntax">)</span>
<span class="identifier-syntax">DECLARE_CLASS</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="reserved-syntax">skein_node</span><span class="plain-syntax">)</span>
<span class="identifier-syntax">DECLARE_CLASS</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="reserved-syntax">chunk_metadata</span><span class="plain-syntax">)</span>
<span class="identifier-syntax">DECLARE_CLASS</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="reserved-syntax">placeholder</span><span class="plain-syntax">)</span>
<span class="identifier-syntax">DECLARE_CLASS</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="reserved-syntax">heading</span><span class="plain-syntax">)</span>
<span class="identifier-syntax">DECLARE_CLASS</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="reserved-syntax">table</span><span class="plain-syntax">)</span>
<span class="identifier-syntax">DECLARE_CLASS</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="reserved-syntax">rdes_record</span><span class="plain-syntax">)</span>
<span class="identifier-syntax">DECLARE_CLASS</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="reserved-syntax">resource_number</span><span class="plain-syntax">)</span>
<span class="identifier-syntax">DECLARE_CLASS</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="reserved-syntax">segment</span><span class="plain-syntax">)</span>
<span class="identifier-syntax">DECLARE_CLASS</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="reserved-syntax">request</span><span class="plain-syntax">)</span>
<span class="identifier-syntax">DECLARE_CLASS</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="reserved-syntax">template</span><span class="plain-syntax">)</span>
<span class="identifier-syntax">DECLARE_CLASS</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="reserved-syntax">template_path</span><span class="plain-syntax">)</span>
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<p class="commentary firstcommentary"><a id="SP4" class="paragraph-anchor"></a><b>&#167;4. Simple allocations.</b>Not all of our memory will be claimed in the form of structures: now and then
we need to use the equivalent of traditional <span class="extract"><span class="extract-syntax">malloc</span></span> and <span class="extract"><span class="extract-syntax">calloc</span></span> routines.
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<pre class="definitions code-font"><span class="definition-keyword">enum</span> <span class="constant-syntax">RDES_MREASON</span>
<span class="definition-keyword">enum</span> <span class="constant-syntax">CHUNK_STORAGE_MREASON</span>
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<span class="reserved-syntax">void</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="function-syntax">Basics::register_mreasons</span><button class="popup" onclick="togglePopup('usagePopup1')"><span class="comment-syntax">?</span><span class="popuptext" id="usagePopup1">Usage of <span class="code-font"><span class="function-syntax">Basics::register_mreasons</span></span>:<br/>Main - <a href="1-mn.html#SP3">&#167;3</a></span></button><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="reserved-syntax">void</span><span class="plain-syntax">) {</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">    </span><a href="../foundation/2-mmr.html#SP22" class="function-link"><span class="function-syntax">Memory::reason_name</span></a><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="constant-syntax">RDES_MREASON</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="string-syntax">"resource descriptions"</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
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